words of wisdom and wonder
Appreciation
“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” —Mahatma Gandhi
Text Grooks
More textbooks might be read, if the points were better said. Imagine the interest in a book written all as Piet Hein Grooks.
All Beautiful
Each of us is beautiful in ways others don’t see. So I presume the charm in you, itself a charm in me.
Who Refuse
Those who refuse all but the best, receive nothing. For that’s what’s left.
Each Moment
Live each moment, enjoy today, for we are living our good old days.
Second Chance
Memories, in looking back, offer us a second chance to visit with good times past and live again the happiness. Pleasure then, back for seconds; there is no time like the pleasant.
Happy Choice
People are as happy as they choose to be, when measuring success by their personal best.
Joy Reins
Rainbows needs sun and also need rain. After life’s sorrow, joy reins again.
Be Original
If you aspire to be like another, the cost is the loss of yourself. No two people are identical. To be original, just be yourself.
Belief
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” —Robertson Davies
See How
How we see what we see are not only how they are. How we see to some degree is partially how we are.
Heart Felt
What we know is limited to what the mind can grasp. Allow the heart to intuit where mind alone can’t go. Lifted up to greater tasks, the heart must first believe before the mind can see it.
Belief Untrue
A belief is not true because it is expedient or people died for it. The degree of intensity doesn’t mean accuracy.
Behave Belief
Belief is less an attitude of accepting X as true; more about behaving it, in all the deeds you do.
Hope’s Elements
The elements of hope are to plan and prepare, for we have confidence when part of the answer.
Fact Faith
We believe it is true not with the words we use, but when prepared to act on the belief as fact.
Belief Affects
What we believe affects of all. Belief itself cannot change world, but belief can change people and people can change the world.
Dogma’s Karma
Grumpy and pious, feeling self-assured, expecting attendance for a diet of words. Fellowship preached with ominous tone, the parish lay empty, the pastor alone. Loquaciously crafted, barking of dogma. Empty pews echoed, their silence of karma.
Duty
“Not for ourselves alone are we born.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
Don’t Wait
Before a job becomes too great, pick up the slack—don’t wait. Hard work results of easy tasks when you let them accumulate.
Doubtful Duty
It’s okay to doubt a duty you don’t want to perform, if conviction is held truly and you’re not confused between giving critique and inventing an excuse.
Judgement Standards
Judge by standards of the day and not by those come later. Else admit we’re wrong today, as found by courts of the future.
Misdeeds Missed
Misdeeds are the errors of commission. Missed deeds are the errors of omission.
Liberty Liberties
You choose to lose your liberty by taking too many liberties.
Objective Indecisive
To be objective is a noble goal, it helps one keep perspective, but those always white-flag neutral offer nothing decisive.
Goals
“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” —Michelangelo
Idea Works
An idea may be helpful, it may be a breakthrough, but an idea will not work unless, of course, you do.
Have Hope
If a task’s beyond their scope or they chose the wrong path, do not deprive others of hope. It might be all they have.
Off Target
One target is worth noting; one that you should omit. If you take aim at nothing, bullseye → you will hit it.
Aggregate Achievement
Important results appear a whole, like reaching a mountain summit. But a climb is made of many steps; it’s together that they’re ultimate.
Good Life
The ingredients for a good life: the first of which is learning, preparing for all the yearning; the second of which is earning.
The Untrained
Pleased to be on the track, a first run for the engine. Alas, it was a shortened run; going the wrong direction.
Opportunity Whispers
Learn to listen, one mouth, two ears. When opportunity talks, it often whispers.
No Goals No Glory
Some give up on finding glory, but set no goals to change the story.
Pursuit of Happy
Occasionally pause the pursuit, in the rush of trying to be. Find in the quest for happiness a moment to be happy.
Initiative Finish-iative
Success requires initiative, easy to put first things first. It also requires “finish-iative” so next things next will work.
Happiness
“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” —Albert Camus
Multiply Light
A candle loses nothing in lighting another. Happiness multiplies, divided with others.
Enjoyment Moment
Enjoyment is a moment, but with experience we find the best test of pleasure are the memories left behind.
Living Life
Making a living is what you receive. Having a life is what you achieve.
Detour Scene
The contented person, along a detour, enjoys the scenery others merely endure.
Have Worthy
Before you desire, examine how happy are those who possess it and assess if it’s worthy.
Happy Helper
We tend to be happy to the degree we are helpful, and tend to find peace to the extent we are grateful.
Smile Happy
The outwardly happy smile ear to ear. The inwardly happy smile year to year.
Heart Sound
Whisper is the sound of a broken heart weeping. Thunder is the sound of a mended heart laughing.
Progress
“Every ceiling reached becomes a floor.” —Aldοus Huxley
Run Over
Change isn’t always progress, nor is all activity achievement. But even on the right track, there has to be some movement.
Quantum Leap
A single leap to cross a chasm, but many steps to walk a trail. Pace yourself for it to happen; the bound across is pass or fail.
Try Growing
Success isn’t only about winning, there is achievement in trying. For that which isn’t growing, isn’t showing signs of life, but dying.
Word Weight
When all is said and done, unless more deed than word, more will be said than done, and worth its weight in words.
Life’s Bicycle
Keep moving forward or you will wobble, appearing backward to those more mobile.
Pushing Up
You know this especially when going uphill, more is accomplished by push than by pull.
Creative Motive
Progress is achievement, often being creative, not simply being different by those who lack a motive.
Better Best
Satisfactory is good, but not good enough where better is expected. Excellent goes beyond, but when better will do, it too must be rejected.